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Botany is the root and the future of invasion biology
(Botanical Society of America, 2021-04-23)Botanists have always been at the forefront of invasion biology, from early observations to contemporary hypothesis testing with modern tools. Plants have distinct advantages as experimental systems that have and will allow ... -
Can asexuality confer a short-term advantage? Investigating apparent biogeographic success in the apomictic triploid fern Myriopteris gracilis
(Botanical Society of America, 2017-08-16)PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Although asexual taxa are generally seen as evolutionary dead ends, asexuality appears to provide a short-term benefit in some taxa, including a wider geographic distribution compared to sexual ... -
Canopy gap regime as a function of woodland age in the Kansas Cross Timbers
(Springer Nature, 2019-09)Oaks (Quercus spp.) have low or intermediate shade-tolerances and forest canopy gaps can promote their regeneration. Current fire frequencies and/or intensities in eastern North America are less than they were historically, ... -
Carbohydrate analysis of glycoprotein hormones
(Academic Press, 2000-05)Complete carbohydrate composition analysis of glycoprotein hormones, their subunits, and oligosaccharides isolated from individual glycosylation sites can be accomplished using high-pH anion-exchange chromatography combined ... -
Carbon substrate utilization, antibiotic sensitivity, and numerical taxonomy of bacterial isolates from the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma
(Springer, 2006-05)The current work extends the phenotypic characterization of a bacterial culture collection from the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma. This barren expanse of mud flats is typically crusted with thalassohaline salt evaporites. ... -
Carcinogenic effects in a phenylketonuria mouse model
(PubMed, 2009-01-27)Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disorder caused by impaired phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). This condition results in hyperphenylalaninemia and elevated levels of abnormal phenylalanine metabolites, among which is ... -
Cardiac hormones are c-Jun-N-Terminal Kinase 2-inhibiting peptides
(International Institute of Anticancer Research, 2012-03)Background: Four cardiac peptide hormones, namely vessel dilator, long-acting natriuretic peptide (LANP), kaliuretic peptide, and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) have anticancer effects. Materials and Methods: The effects ... -
Cardiovascular defects among the progeny of mouse phenylketonuria females
(Nature Publishing Group, 1997-07)In a genetic mouse model of human phenylketonuria we have examined the offspring of hyperphenylalaninemic mothers for the presence of cardiovascular defects, an important feature of the pathology of the human maternal ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: effects on avian abundance and diversity
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2021-11-07)The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a primary tool for restoring grassland in the United States, in part as wildlife habitat, which has benefited declining grassland bird populations. Among potential mid‐contract ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: Effects on avian reproduction
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021-08-28)Bird populations in grasslands have experienced declines coinciding with loss and fragmentation of prairies. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‐administered Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the most ... -
Cell-based osteoprotegerin therapy for debris-induced aseptic prosthetic loosening on a murine model
(Nature Publishing Group, 2010-10)Exogenous OPG gene modification appears a therapeutic strategy for osteolytic aseptic loosening. The feasibility and efficacy of a cell-based OPG gene delivery approach were investigated using a murine model of knee ... -
Cell-cycle-specific transcription termination within the human histone H3.3 gene is correlated with specific protein-DNA interactions
(Cambridge University Press, 1997-04)In vitro studies using highly purified calf thymus RNA polymerase II and a fragment spanning the first intron of H3.3 as template DNA have demonstrated the existence of a strong transcription termination site consisting ... -
Changes in oviducal vascularity during the reproductive cycle of three oviparous lizards (Eumeces obsoletus, Sceloporus undulatus and Crotaphytus collaris)
(Society for Reproduction and Fertility, 1987-07)Histologically derived estimates and ink suspension vascular casts were used to examine oviducal vascular changes. Vascularity peaked during gravidity and was correlated with maximal plasma progesterone concentrations. The ... -
Characterization of fungal biofilms within a municipal water distribution system
(American Society for Microbiology, 2000-03)Biofilms of a municipal water distribution system were characterized to assess the occurrence of fungi within surface matrixes. Densities of filamentous fungi ranged from 4.0 to 25.2 CFU cm(-2), whereas yeast densities ... -
Characterization of human FSH isoforms reveals a nonglycosylated beta-subunit in addition to the conventional glycosylated beta-subunit
(The Endocrine Society, 2001-08)Human FSH consists of a mixture of isoforms that can be separated on the basis of differences in negative charge conferred by variations in the numbers of sialic acid residues that terminate oligosaccharide branches. Western ... -
Characterization of mutations at the mouse phenylalanine hydroxylase locus
(Academic Press, 1997-02-01)Two genetic mouse models for human phenylketonuria have been characterized by DNA sequence analysis. For each, a distinct mutation was identified within the protein coding sequence of the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene. ... -
Characterization of the corticosteroid-binding globulin messenger ribonucleic acid response in the pregnant hamster
(The Endocrine Society, 1990-10)In this study we measured corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) mRNA levels in liver and various nonhepatic tissues of pregnant and nonpregnant hamsters. The N-terminal amino acid sequence (37 residues) of hamster CBG was ... -
Characterization of the mouse phenylalanine hydroxylase mutation Pah(enu3)
(Academic Press, 2001-01)Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It arises from a deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is responsible for converting phenylalanine to ... -
Chemical and biological availability of sediment-sorbed benzo[a]pyrene and hexachlorobiphenyl
(John Wiley & Sons, 2001-09)This study examined the chemical and biological availability of two nonpolar organic compounds, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and hexachlorobiphenyl (HCBP), from a spiked sediment that was aged for varying amounts of time. Chemical ... -
Chromatofocusing fails to separate hFSH isoforms on the basis of glycan structure
(American Chemical Society, 2008-02-12)Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) glycosylation is regulated by feedback from the gonads, resulting in an array of glycans associated with FSH preparations derived from pools of pituitary or urine extracts. FSH glycosylation ...